A Birthday Package

Grandma & Grandpa sent Joseph a package for his birthday. This little boy really loves dolphins & was pretty excited about his new shirts to wear on our upcoming trip to Sea World.

Also in the package were some Easter treats for the kids. We're not quite sure how anyone can stand to eat Peeps, but our kiddos seem to really like them.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

No corned beef & cabbage for us this year.

But we did have rainbow cupcakes! YUMMY!

Tooth Number 4

After school the kids went over to play with our neighbors. They love to play over there & usually nothing really exciting happens. But today I got a phone call.

Lexie called to say she was eating some crackers for snack and "somehow my loose tooth fell out because I bit on it because I thought it was part of a cracker. So I asked Kiffon if my tooth fell out & Kiffon pulled it right out. Then she washed it off & put it in a ziploc bag for me."

We are so grateful to have good neighbors who take care of the drama we bring to their house. :)

Notice Anything?

Yep, Andrew managed to get his jammies on backwards. And when we tried to help him put them on the right way, he pitched a fit. So, we let him put them on again. Amazingly, he could even zip it up by himself. Oh, our talented children...

An Awkward Moment

Andrew isn't all that shy. And he is really good at pointing out letters wherever he goes. While we were at my sister's house this week, her sweet 12-yr old daughter was just standing there minding her own business, when Andrew walked up & started pointing at her behind & saying the letters there. She was a lot bit surprised. We all laughed & Andrew was so proud that he spelled out the letters on the seat of her pants. So, you've all been warned, think carefully about what you wear in front of Andrew or he may just poke you in the behind.

An Apple a Day-Or More

It cracks me up to watch my kids eat apples. They seem to eat them non-stop! They will eat until they think they've eaten enough to be done. And then ask to see if it was enough. What I don't love...finding half eaten apples on the counter. We're still working on teaching Andrew that the other half can be eaten, too.

Tooth Number 3

Today we heard the kids happily playing & laughing together. Then we heard, "Oh no...um, uh, oh no!" Then Lexie ran in & said, "I was jumping & my knee hit my mouth & my tooth fell out!" I guess that is one way of doing it.

Awards Assembly

Lexie's teacher called the other night to tell us Lexie was getting the "Good Citizen" award & to invite us to the Award's Assembly.

We are glad Lexie is such a sweet girl & such a good helper in her class. We hope that never changes.

Really, Andrew?

How can someone so small be so destructive?

Play Hard?

Remember at the beginning of the school year how we had to buy Lexie new shoes? Well, here we are 6 months later & we had to buy her new shoes...again. (Only this time it wasn't because she out grew them!)

Maybe now she won't come home with wet feet or a billion rocks in her shoes, maybe...

Happy Valentine's Day!

I love how excited our kids get about every holiday! It makes me smile.

Lexie's Valentine Box she made at school.

We made yummy heart pancakes for breakfast-always a winner!

The purple heart cake we made.

Imitation is...

Rick had a meeting tonight for which he dressed in a suit & tie. Once Andrew saw him, he started yelling, "Tie! Tie! Tie!" & quickly grabbed his Sunday clothes, insisting I put them on him.

This was 15 minutes before bedtime & after a long day, he just plopped down & fell asleep. He wants to be just like his Dad.